1964 Arizona

6–⁠3–⁠1 (3–⁠1 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Jim LaRue.

Schedule and results

Arizona in 1964, game by game: won vs. BYU 39–6; won vs. Washington State 28–12; lost at New Mexico 7–10; lost at Oregon 0–21; won vs. Wyoming 15–7; lost at Air Force 0–7; won vs. Idaho 14–7; won at UTEP 14–0; tied vs. Iowa State 0–0; won vs. Arizona State 30–6+33−21Won 39–6 vs. BYU+33BYUWon 28–12 vs. Washington State+16Washington StateLost 7–10 at New Mexico-3New MexicoLost 0–21 at Oregon-21OregonWon 15–7 vs. Wyoming+8WyomingLost 0–7 at Air Force-7Air ForceWon 14–7 vs. Idaho+7IdahoWon 14–0 at UTEP+14UTEPTied 0–0 vs. Iowa State0Iowa StateWon 30–6 vs. Arizona State+24Arizona State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsBYUW 39–⁠673%
Oct 3vsWashington StateW 28–⁠1267%
Oct 10atNew MexicoL 7–⁠1043%
Oct 17atOregonL 0–⁠2126%
Oct 24vsWyomingW 15–⁠745%
Oct 31atAir ForceL 0–⁠754%
Nov 7vsIdahoW 14–⁠766%
Nov 14atUTEPW 14–⁠066%
Nov 21vsIowa StateT 0–⁠079%
Nov 28vsArizona StateW 30–⁠639%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Arizona State 30–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; Western Athletic Conference champions.

In program history: The 27th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1964.

Western Athletic Conference champions3–⁠1 in the conference, shared with New Mexico and Utah

Record
6–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠1 shared first in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
147–⁠76
Coach
Jim LaRue
Elo
1573 +76 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
8.6 No. 30 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
John Briscoe and Larry Fairholm

1964 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Utah3–⁠19–⁠2
New Mexico3–⁠19–⁠2
Arizona3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Wyoming2–⁠26–⁠2–⁠2
Arizona State0–⁠28–⁠2
BYU0–⁠43–⁠6–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.